U+2000 " " En Quad Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2000 " " En Quad is a typographic space character defined as being exactly one en in width, which is traditionally half the width of an em quad, or roughly the width of a lowercase "n" in a given typeface. It belongs to the General Punctuation block and is primarily used in fine typography and typesetting to create precise, non-breaking horizontal spacing that is wider than a standard word space but less than an em quad, allowing for controlled alignment and layout in text without the flexible breaking behavior of regular spaces. Unlike normal spaces, the En Quad is intended to have a fixed, predictable width, making it a tool for advanced text composition rather than casual word separation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2000
Name
En Quad
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
 
HTML Hex Encoding
 
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x80 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2000
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002000
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2000
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Common